Meaning | Arousing or holding the attention. |
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Attribute of | interest, interestingness | The power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) |
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Narrower | absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting | capable of arousing and holding the attention |
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amusing, amusive, diverting | Providing enjoyment |
entertaining | agreeably diverting |
intriguing | capable of arousing interest or curiosity |
newsworthy | sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper |
See also | exciting | creating or arousing excitement |
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stimulating | rousing or quickening activity or the senses |
Opposite | uninteresting | Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement |
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Spanish | interesante |
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Catalan | interessant |
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Nouns | interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) |
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Adverbs | interestingly | in an interesting manner |
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